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Let's play MATCH GAME '76

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 12:00 PM

The butcher said to the psychiatrist, "I can't separate my social life from my work. Whenever I meet a new girl, I {BLANK} her." Make your best guesses, and then we'll see how many of the celebrities you matched.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2008 12:05 PM

Tenderize

AG/DC Jul 01 2008 12:05 PM

Weigh.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 12:06 PM

My first thought was "marinate"

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 12:57 PM

Anybody else care to guess? The celebrities are waiting...

seawolf17 Jul 01 2008 12:58 PM

Weigh was my first instinct, but since that's already been said, I'm going to go with "slice."

cooby Jul 01 2008 12:59 PM

Squeeze her legs for freshness

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:21 PM

We'll start with the contestant, a cute young woman whose name may or may not have been "Linda." Contestant wrote: Carve? ="Brett Sommers"]Ooh, I think that's too sadistic!

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:22 PM

DONALD wrote: PORK I wish I knew who Donald was. He had the best answer!

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:23 PM

BRETT SOMMERS wrote: HANG Brett always had the worst answers.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:23 PM

CHARLES NELSON REILLY wrote: WEIGH

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:24 PM

ISABEL SANFORD wrote: WEIGH Nice to see Weezie again!

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:25 PM

RICHARD DAWSON wrote: WEIGH Match Game's resident smart guy.

AG/DC Jul 01 2008 01:27 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2008 01:27 PM

Eat it, wannabes. I know Charles Nelson's mind.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:27 PM

BETTY WHITE wrote: WEIGH Here's a sign that I'm getting older. Today, for the first time, I found Betty White attractive. I looked it up, and in 1976 Betty White was 54 years old, which is only nine years older than I am now. So I don't feel quite as strange about it.

cooby Jul 01 2008 01:39 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="BRETT SOMMERS"]HANG Brett always had the worst answers. Not as bad as mine, mine doesn't even fit into the blank right

Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2008 01:51 PM

I think Donald's answer was fantastic.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 02 2008 11:00 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="RICHARD DAWSON"]WEIGH Match Game's resident smart guy. Dawson was such a ringer. When the contestants got to choose someone I don't know why they went with anyone else.

bmfc1 Jul 02 2008 11:32 AM

A pilot for a new version of Match Game was taped this past weekend: "LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Is Sarah Silverman the new Brett Somers? Could Norm MacDonald be the next Richard Dawson? The comedians have signed on to be on the panel for TBS' updated "Match Game" pilot, shot this week in Los Angeles. Also taking seats are Bob Einstein, a.k.a. comic stuntman Super Dave Osborne, Kids in the Hall trouper Scott Thompson, Rashida Jones ("The Office") and Niecy Nash ("Reno 911!"). Andrew Daly ("Semi-Pro") hosted the pilot for the cable channel. "Match Game," in which contestants try to match missing words in a given phrase with a panel of celebrity guests, originally debuted in 1962. Several incarnations followed, and the format reached its naughty heyday with the Gene Rayburn-hosted version in the 1970s -- once the questions were tweaked to allow for a generous amount of double-entendre humor. The game is played by two contestants and a panel of six celebrities. Each contestant attempts to match the most celebrities in a series of fill-in-the-blank questions, such as "Sam is so short, he makes _____ look tall." Along with Somers and Dawson, Charles Nelson Reilly was another longtime regular on the show. Other panelists over the years included Vicki Lawrence, McLean Stevenson, Betty White, Orson Bean, Fannie Flagg and Nipsey Russell. The most recent version of "Match Game" ended its run in 1999. Reruns air regularly on cable network GSN, effectively exposing younger audiences to the format. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter"

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 02 2008 12:19 PM

There's no reason not to bring Marcia Wallace back. Or Jimmie Walker.

AG/DC Jul 02 2008 12:35 PM

Jimmy could be insane. You'd get something like, "They have some funny shirts these days. I saw a girl with a picture of New York City on her shirt. She had the biggest blanks I've ever seen." Dawson would come up with "buroughs." Reilly chimed in with "Skyscrapers." Then Jimmy would pull out "TAMALES." Why "tamales," Jimmy?" Because they're dyn-o-MITE!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2008 12:36 PM

]There's no reason not to bring Marcia Wallace back. Or Jimmie Walker. Circle gets the square!

batmagadanleadoff Jul 02 2008 12:57 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="DONALD"]PORK I wish I knew who Donald was. He had the best answer! Natch! Leave it to the writer to come up with the best line. Donald H. Ross is a comedy writer and was an occasional guest on Gene Rayburn's Match Game.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 11:53 AM

Old Lady Perkins said, "I'll tell you why I'm so well-preserved. Every night before I go to bed I cover myself with {BLANK}"

AG/DC Jul 31 2008 11:55 AM

Twinkies.

soupcan Jul 31 2008 11:58 AM

Formaldehyde

Centerfield Jul 31 2008 11:59 AM

Jimmie Walker

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 31 2008 12:05 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Old Lady Perkins said, "I'll tell you why I'm so well-preserved. Every night before I go to bed I cover myself with {BLANK}" Formaldehyde

themetfairy Jul 31 2008 12:09 PM

Scotch Guard

TransMonk Jul 31 2008 12:11 PM

Tom Hanks

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:21 PM

Our contestant, whose name may or may not have been "Jody" said: COLD CREAM.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 31 2008 12:23 PM

="Benjamin Grimm"]Old Lady Perkins said, "I'll tell you why I'm so well-preserved. Every night before I go to bed I cover myself with {BLANK}"

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:23 PM

Our first panelist, someone whose name sounded like "Dick Dovietti" and drew a little cartoon with most of his answers, said: MR. PERKINS

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:24 PM

Brett Somers: MONOSODIUM GLUTENATE.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:25 PM

Charles Nelson Reilly: SARAN WRAP.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:27 PM

Mary Ann Mobley: FORMALDEHYDE. Mary Ann Mobley was Miss America in 1959 and in 1976, when this episode of Match Game was taped, she was 37 years old. And quite lovely.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:28 PM

Richard Dawson: WESSON OIL

Benjamin Grimm Jul 31 2008 12:29 PM

And finally... Betty White: EMBALMING FLUID.

soupcan Jul 31 2008 12:30 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: And finally... Betty White: EMBALMING FLUID. Can we go to the judges on this...?

AG/DC Jul 31 2008 12:33 PM

Mary Ann Mobley, married for 41 years to Hour Magazine host Gary Collins.

seawolf17 Jul 31 2008 12:34 PM

soupcan wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]And finally... Betty White: EMBALMING FLUID. Can we go to the judges on this...? Ding!